1983 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Rockets | Ralph Sampson | C | Virginia |
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | Steve Stipanovich | C | Missouri |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | Rodney McCray | SF | Louisville |
| 4 | San Diego Clippers | Byron Scott | SG | Arizona State |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | Sidney Green | PF | UNLV |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | Russell Cross | PF | Purdue |
| 7 | Utah Jazz | Thurl Bailey | PF | North Carolina State |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | Antoine Carr | PF | Wichita State |
| 9 | Dallas Mavericks | Dale Ellis | SF | Tennessee |
| 10 | Washington Bullets | Jeff Malone | SG | Mississippi State |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | Derek Harper | PG | Illinois |
| 12 | New York Knicks | Darrell Walker | SG | Arkansas |
| 13 | Kansas City Kings | Ennis Whatley | PG | Alabama |
| 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Clyde Drexler | SG/SF | Houston |
| 15 | Denver Nuggets | Howard Carter | SG | LSU |
| 16 | Seattle Supersonics | Jon Sundvold | PG | Missouri |
| 17 | Philadelphia 76ers | Leo Rautins | SF | Syracuse |
| 18 | Milwaukee Bucks | Randy Breuer | C | Minnesota |
| 19 | San Antonio Spurs | John Paxson | PG | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Roy Hinson | PF | Rutgers |
| 21 | Boston Celtics | Greg Kite | C | Brigham Young |
| 22 | Washington Bullets | Randy Wittman | SG | Indiana |
| 23 | Indiana Pacers | Mitchell Wiggins | SG | Florida State |
| 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Stewart Granger | PG | Villanova |
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicago Bulls | Sidney Lowe | PG | North Carolina State |
| 26 | Indiana Pacers | Leroy Combs | PF | Oklahoma State |
| 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Garris | PF | Boston College |
| 28 | Phoenix Suns | Rod Foster | PG | UCLA |
| 29 | Chicago Bulls | Larry Micheaux | PF | Houston |
| 30 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark West | C | Old Dominion |
| 31 | Atlanta Hawks | Glenn Rivers | PG | Marquette |
| 32 | Washington Bullets | Michael Britt | SF | South Carolina |
| 33 | Dallas Mavericks | Dirk Minniefield | PG | Kentucky |
| 34 | Washington Bullets | Guy Williams | PF | Washington State |
| 35 | San Antonio Spurs | Darrell Lockhart | PF | Auburn |
| 36 | Seattle Supersonics | Scooter McCray | PF | Louisville |
| 37 | Denver Nuggets | David Russell | SF | St. John's |
| 38 | Kansas City Kings | Chris McNealy | SF | San Jose State |
| 39 | Portland Trail Blazers | Granville Waiters | C | Ohio State |
| 40 | Indaina Pacers | James Thomas | SG | Indiana |
| 41 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ted Kitchel | SF | Indiana |
| 42 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mike Davis | SG | Alabama |
| 43 | Golden State Warriors | Pace Mannion | SF | Utah |
| 44 | New Jersey Nets | Horace Owens | SG | Rhode Island |
| 45 | Phoenix Suns | Paul Williams | SG | Arizona State |
| 46 | San Antonio Spurs | Kevin Williams | SG | St. John's |
| 47 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ken Lyons | SF | North Texas State |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Houston Rockets | Craig Ehlo | SG | Washington State |
| 49 | Indiana Pacers | Greg Jones | PG | West Virginia |
| 50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Paul Thompson | SF | Tulane |
| 51 | Phoenix Suns | Derek Whittenburg | PG | North Carolina State |
| 52 | Boston Celtics | Winfred King | PF | East Tennessee State |
| 53 | Golden State Warriors | Michael Holton | SG | UCLA |
| 54 | Utah Jazz | Robert Hansen | SG | Iowa |
| 55 | Detroit Pistons | Erich Santifer | SG | Syracuse |
| 56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Anderson | SG | UNLV |
| 57 | Washington Bullets | Darren Daye | SF | UCLA |
| 58 | Atlanta Hawks | John Pinone | PF | Villanova |
| 59 | New Jersy Nets | Bruce Kuczenski | PF | Connecticut |
| 60 | Kansas City Kings | Steve Harriel | SF | Washington State |
| 61 | Denver Nuggets | David Little | SF | Oklahoma |
| 62 | Portland Trail Blazers | Tom Piotrowski | C | LaSalle |
| 63 | Seattle Supersonics | Frank Burnell | SG | Stetson |
| 64 | Philadephia 76ers | Claude Riley | PF | Texas A&M |
| 65 | Milwaukee Bucks | Billy Goodwin | SG | St. John's |
| 66 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Les Craft | PF | Kansas State |
| 67 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Derrick Hord | SG | Kentucky |
| 68 | Bston Celtics | Craig Robinson | PF | Virginia |
| 69 | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Phillips | SF | Pepperdine |
| 70 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dan Ruland | PF | James Madison |
Fourth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Houston Rockets | Darrell Browder | PG | TCU |
| 72 | Indiana Pacers | Terry Fair | SF | Georgia |
| 73 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dwight Jones | SF | Cincinnati |
| 74 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kalpatrick Wells | PF | Mississippi State |
| 75 | Chicago Bulls | Ron Crevier | C | Boston College |
| 76 | Utah Jazz | Doug Arnold | PF | TCU |
| 77 | Golden State Warriors | Pete Thibeaux | SF | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 78 | Detroit Pistons | Steve Bouchie | PF | Indiana |
| 79 | Dallas Mavericks | Johnny Martin | PF | NW Louisiana |
| 80 | Washington Bullets | Dan Gay | SF | SW Louisiana |
| 81 | Atlanta Hawks | Harry Kelley | SF | Texas Southern |
| 82 | New York Knicks | Mark Jones | PG | St. Bonaventure |
| 83 | Denver Nuggets | York Gross | SG | UC Santa Barbara |
| 84 | Kansas City Kings | Mike Jackson | PG | Wyoming |
| 85 | Portland Trail Blazers | Tim Dunham | SG | Chaminade |
| 86 | Seattle Supersonics | Pete DeBisschop | C | Fairfield |
| 87 | New Jersey Nets | Barney Mines | SG | Bradley |
| 88 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mark Nickens | SG | American |
| 89 | Phoenix Suns | Sam Mosley | SF | Nevada |
| 90 | San Antonio Spurs | Brant Weidner | PF | William & Mary |
| 91 | Boston Celtics | Carlos Clark | SG | Mississippi |
| 92 | Los Angeles Lakers | Terry Lewis | SG | Mississippi State |
| 93 | Philadelphia 76ers | Craig Robinson | SF | Princeton |
Fifth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Houston Rockets | Chuck Barnett | Oklahoma | |
| 95 | Indiana Pacers | Roger Stieg | Mississippi | |
| 96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chris Logan | Holy Cross | |
| 97 | San Diego Clippers | Manute Bol | Sudan | |
| 98 | Chicago Bulls | Tim Andree | Notre Dame | |
| 99 | Goldens State Warriors | Greg Hines | Hampton Institute | |
| 100 | Utah Jazz | Mark Clark | Oklahoma | |
| 101 | Detroit Pistons | Ken Austin | Rice | |
| 102 | Dallas Mavericks | Jim Lampley | Arkansas-Little Rock | |
| 103 | Washington Bullets | Robin Dixon | New Hampshire | |
| 104 | Atlanta Hawks | Charles Jones | Oklahoma | |
| 105 | New York Knicks | Troy Mikell | East Tennessee | |
| 106 | Kansas City Kings | Lorenza Andrews | Oklahoma State | |
| 107 | Denver Nuggets | James Braddock | North Carolina | |
| 108 | Portland Trail Blazers | Gary Monroe | Wright State | |
| 109 | Seattle Supersonics | Brad Watson | Washington | |
| 110 | New Jeresy Nets | Tyren Naulls | Texas A&M | |
| 111 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mark Petteway | New Orleans | |
| 112 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeff Pehl | Richmond | |
| 113 | Phoenix Suns | Rick Lamb | Illinois State | |
| 114 | Botson Celtics | Bob Reitz | Stonehill | |
| 115 | Los Angeles Lakers | Danny Dixon | Alabama A&M | |
| 116 | Philadelphia 76ers | Mike Milligan | Tennessee State |
Sixth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Houston Rockets | Jim Stack | Northwestern | |
| 118 | Indiana Pacers | Cliff Pruitt | UAB | |
| 119 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Mel McLaughlin | Central Michigan | |
| 120 | Milwaukee Bucks | Russell Todd | West Virginia | |
| 121 | Chicago Bulls | Ernest Patterson | New Mexico State | |
| 122 | Utah Jazz | Fred Gilliam | Clemson | |
| 123 | Golden State Warriors | Tom Heywood | Weber State | |
| 124 | Detroit Pistons | Derek Perry | Michigan State | |
| 125 | Dallas Mavericks | Billy Allen | Nevada | |
| 126 | Washington Bullets | Donald Carroll | St. Augustine's | |
| 127 | Atlanta Hawks | Tom Bethea | Richmond | |
| 128 | New York Knicks | Tony Simms | Boston U | |
| 129 | Denver Nuggets | Glenn Green | Murray State | |
| 130 | Kansas City Kings | Alvis Rogers | Wake Forest | |
| 131 | Portland Trail Blazers | Derrick Pope | Montana | |
| 132 | Seattle Supersonics | Tony Wilson | Western Kentucky | |
| 133 | New Jersey Nets | Oscar Taylor | New Orleans | |
| 134 | Milwaukee Bucks | Charles Hurt | Kentucky | |
| 135 | Phoenix Suns | Edward Bona | Fordham | |
| 136 | San Antonio Spurs | Ricky Hooker | St. Mary's (TX) | |
| 137 | Boston Celtics | Paul Atkins | Houston Baptist | |
| 138 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mark Steele | Colorado State | |
| 139 | Philadelphia 76ers | Sedale Threatt | West Virginia Tech |
Seventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Houston Rockets | Brian Kellerman | Idaho | |
| 141 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Brown | Indiana | |
| 142 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Columbo | John Carroll | |
| 143 | San Diego Clippers | Dan Evans | Oregon State | |
| 144 | Chicago Bulls | Jacque Hill | USC | |
| 145 | Philadelphia Warriors | Peter Williams | Utah | |
| 146 | Utah Jazz | Joe Kazanowski | Canada | |
| 147 | Detroit Pistons | Rob Gonzalez | Colorado | |
| 148 | Dallas Mavericks | Terrell Schlundt | Marquette | |
| 149 | Washington Bullets | Danny Womack | Winston-Salem | |
| 150 | Atlanta Hawks | Lex Drum | Alabama-Birmingham | |
| 151 | New York Knicks | Desi Barimore | Fresno State | |
| 152 | Kansas City Kings | Dane Suttle | Pepperdine | |
| 153 | Denver Nuggets | Maurice McDaniel | Catawba | |
| 154 | Portland Trail Blazers | Paul Little | Penn | |
| 155 | Seattle Supersonics | Tony Gattis | Mercer | |
| 156 | New Jersey Nets | Keith Bennett | Sacred Heart | |
| 157 | Milwaukee Bucks | Anthony Hicks | Xavier | |
| 158 | San Antonio Spurs | Keith Williams | Panhandle State | |
| 159 | Phoenix Suns | Fred Brown | Virginia Commonwealth | |
| 160 | Botson Celtics | Roy Jackson | Providence | |
| 161 | Los Angeles Lakers | Ricky Mixon | Cal State-Fullerton | |
| 162 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tony Bruin | Syracuse |
Eighth Round
| Pick | Team | College | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Bolding | Arkansas State | |
| 164 | Indiana Pacers | Ray McCallum | Ball State | |
| 165 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Tucker | Lewis (IL) | |
| 166 | San Diego Clippers | Mark Gannon | Iowa | |
| 167 | Chicago Bulls | Terry Bradley | Chicago State | |
| 168 | Utah Jazz | Michael McCombs | Santa Fe | |
| 169 | Golden State Warriors | Doug Harris | Central Washington | |
| 170 | Detroit Pistons | George Wenzel | Augustana | |
| 171 | Dallas Mavericks | Bill Sadler | Pepperdine | |
| 172 | Washington Bullets | Bernard Perry | Howard | |
| 173 | Atlanta Hawks | George Thomas | Georgia Tech | |
| 174 | New York Knicks | Mike Lang | Penn State | |
| 175 | Denver Nuggets | Cliff Tribus | Davidson | |
| 176 | Kansas City Kings | Preston Neumayr | Cal State-Davis | |
| 177 | Portland Trail Blazers | Frank Smith | Arizona | |
| 178 | Seattle Supersonics | Ray Smith | Armstrong State | |
| 179 | New Jersey Nets | Joe Myers | Duquesne | |
| 180 | Milwaukee Bucks | Brett Burkholder | DePaul | |
| 181 | Phoenix Suns | Mike Mulquin | Villanova | |
| 182 | San Antonio Spurs | Norville Brown | Oklahoma Christian | |
| 183 | Boston Celtics | Trent Johnson | Pittsburgh | |
| 184 | Philadelphia 76ers | Gordon Austin | American |
Ninth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Houston Rockets | James Campbell | Oklahoma City | |
| 186 | Indiana Pacers | Lynn Mitchem | Butler | |
| 187 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Joe Brown | Georgia State | |
| 188 | San Diego Clippers | David Maxwell | Fordham | |
| 189 | Chicago Bulls | Ray Orange | Oklahoma Christian | |
| 190 | Golden State Warriors | Greg Goorjiam | Loyola Marymount | |
| 191 | Utah Jazz | Ron Webb | Oklahoma Christian | |
| 192 | Detroit Pistons | Marlow McLain | Eastern Michigan | |
| 193 | Dallas Mavericks | Sherrod Arnold | Chicago State | |
| 194 | Washington Bullets | Ricky Moreland | Maryland-Baltimore | |
| 195 | Atlanta Hawks | Wil Kotchery | Livingston State | |
| 196 | New York Knicks | Charles Jones | Marshall | |
| 197 | Kansas City Kings | Bernard Hill | Panhandle State | |
| 198 | Denver Nuggets | Bobby Van Noy | Catawba | |
| 199 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phil Hopson | Idaho | |
| 200 | Seattle Supersonics | Tony Washington | Hampton Institute | |
| 201 | New Jersey Nets | Kevin Black | Rutgers | |
| 202 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bill Varner | Notre Dame | |
| 203 | San Antonio Spurs | Gary Gaspard | St. Mary's (TX) | |
| 204 | Phoenix Suns | Joe Dykstra | Western Illinois | |
| 205 | Boston Celtics | John Rice | Massachusetts-Boston | |
| 206 | Philadelphia 76ers | Charles Fisher | James Madison |
Tenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Indiana Pacers | Mark Smed | Augustana (SD) | |
| 208 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jon Hanley | Xavier | |
| 209 | San Diego Clippers | Keith Smith | San Diego State | |
| 210 | Chicago Bulls | Tom Emma | Duke | |
| 211 | Utah Jazz | Odell Mosteller | Auburn | |
| 212 | Golden State Warriors | Michael Zeno | Long Beach State | |
| 213 | Detorit Pistons | Ike Person | Michigan | |
| 214 | Dallas Mavericks | Clyde Corley | Florida International | |
| 215 | Washington Bullets | Isiah Singletary | St. Louis | |
| 216 | Atlanta Hawks | Ronnie Carr | Western Carolina | |
| 217 | New York Knicks | Bernard Randolph | DePaul | |
| 218 | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland McCrae | Catawba | |
| 219 | Kansas City Kings | Aaron Haskins | Washington State | |
| 220 | Portland Trail Blazers | Russ Christianson | East Oregon State | |
| 221 | Seattle Supersonics | David Binion | North Carolina Central | |
| 222 | New Jersey Nets | Rich Simkus | Princeton | |
| 223 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bob Kelly | St. John's | |
| 224 | Phoenix Suns | Bo Overton | Oklahoma | |
| 225 | San Antonio Spurs | Lamar Heard | Georgia | |
| 226 | Boston Celtics | Andy Kupec | Bentley |
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